Test Overview
Test Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Test Usage

Toxoplasma gondii is highly problematic when primary infection occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, often leading to fetal death or when reactivation occurs in immunocompromised patients, leading to life-threatening disease including encephalitis and extracerebral toxoplasmosis. Onset of disease in most patients is preceded by an increase in parasite load measured in peripheral blood specimens using quantitative PCR. Monitoring blood levels of Toxoplasma gondii DNA correlates well with treatment.

Test Details
Days Set Up
Daily
Analytic Time

2 - 5 days

Soft Order Code
VTOXB
MiChart Code
Toxoplasma DNA qPCR, Whole Blood
Synonyms
    Laboratory
    Sendout
    Reference Laboratory
    Viracor Eurofins 2216
    Section
    Special Testing
    Specimen Requirements
    Collection Instructions

    Collect specimen in a lavender top (EDTA) tube. Send intact specimen at room temperature (4 - 5 mL). Specimen must be received at Viracor within 7 days. This CANNOT be sent as plasma

    Alternate Specimen
    Other acceptable specimen types (1/23/12): amniotic fluid, aqueous fluid, BAL, bronch wash, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid, trach asp, trach wash, vitreous fluid. All ordered as SO
    Normal Volume
    2 mL EDTA whole blood
    Minimum Volume
    0.5 mL EDTA whole blood
    Storage Temperature
    Strict ambient
    Rejection Criteria
    Not sent as whole blood, ambient
    Additional Information

    Test sent to Viracor Eurofins.

    Billing
    CPT Code
    87799
    Fee Code
    36128
    NY State Approved
    No